Both Uses of
practicable
in
Babbitt
- No. Aside from the ethics of the matter, I'm afraid it isn't practicable.†
Chpt 22 *practicable = able to be done; or useful
- Well, he'd carry out one more deal for them, but as soon as it was practicable, maybe as soon as old Henry Thompson died, he'd break away from all association from them.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
or more rarely:
usable for a specific purpose
or more rarely:
usable for a specific purpose